The rupee has gained by 21 paise or 0.31 per cent in last two days
Lower dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value
Analysts say consumers would be the real winners.
S Jaishankar, the new Indian Ambassador to the US, will arrive in Washington on Tuesday to take charge amid a raging diplomatic row over the arrest and strip-search of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Wheeling round, a look of utter shock on its face, a marmot jumps in fright after a young fox sneaks up behind it. The split-second encounter between prey and predator -- called the Moment -- has won the man who captured it the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He was chosen from a longlist of various category winners, all of whom managed to record the oddities, rivalries and beauty of the natural world. Scroll down for some of the winners.
Air India's Dreamliner fleet suffered 136 "minor" technical problems between their delivery since September last year and till late last month, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Photos from French Open matches played at the Roland Garros on Friday
Home hope Bernard Tomic continued his promising form ahead of the Australian Open by overcoming Kei Nishikori to set up a Brisbane International semi-final against big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic.
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are the three clear favourites for the year's first major championship.
Volatile currency market sentiment across Asia following a fresh round of China's yuan depreciation further added to gloom.
The rupee on Tuesday recovered from its two-week low to end steady at 66.60 against the American currency, inching up by a paisa on the back of mild dollar selling.
Rupee gained on increased selling of the US currency by banks and exporters
Five players to watch at the Masters, which starts on Thursday at Augusta National.
PHOTOS from the Wimbledon Championships matches played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday
Trump said it would be tremendous for the world if the meeting went well.
Top seed Serena Williams turned an early challenge into an eventual cakewalk as she beat Russian-born Yulia Putintseva 7-6(2), 6-0 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in California on Sunday.
The Indian unit opened higher at 66.10 per dollar as against overnight level of 66.30 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market and firmed up further to 66.04 on initial dollar selling.
'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a major driver in US-India relations,' explains China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Jihadi John, the dreaded Islamic State executioner killed in a US drone strike in Syria last week, reportedly fathered a son who is automatically entitled to British citizenship.
The 26-year-old British terrorist was seen executing Western hostages in IS videos.
Marussia will race with only one car in Sunday's Russian Formula One Grand Prix out of respect for their severely injured French driver Jules Bianchi, the team said on Friday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
The Indian unit opened sharply higher at 64.80 as against Wednesday's closing level of 65.12.
While Google has market capitalisation of almost $753 billion and Facebook commands one of $515 billion, it is the wealth of user data they have that one fears
Dollar weakness was a major contributor to the rupee recovery as the skittish investors continued to lighten their long positions.
'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.' 'Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded better infantry weapons, body armour, sniper rifles, and matching artillery' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Ana Konjuh was not a year old when Serena Williams played her first US Open match but both will be in the Arthur Ashe Stadium spotlight on Wednesday, with four gripping quarter-finals to take centre stage at the year's final Grand Slam.
Roger Federer made a comfortable start to his quest for a 100th title, despatching Fabio Fognini in straight sets to ease into the quarter-finals at the Paris Masters on Thursday.
The World Atlas of Tattoo features Nagaland's Mo Naga, Kolkata's Abhinandan 'Obi' Basu and new Delhi's Manjeet Singh, amongst the who's who of tattoo art all over the world.
Domestic equity markets opened with losses which capped the rupee gains.
Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India's largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He tells Rahul Jacob that the government needs a free trade agreement with Europe fast to ensure a level-playing field with Bangladesh and Vietnam.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up by 0.19 per cent at 95.48.
IMAGES from matches on Day 8 at the French Open
The dollar index was trading higher by 0.06 per cent against its major global rivals today.
Progress of monsoon, investment trend by foreign investors and the movement of rupee against the dollar will also influence sentiment
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